At least six defenders of the environment have been killed in Latin American since 11 March, the date on which the pandemic was declared.
Forced Labor in Amazonia
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Investigation reveals widespread violence against environmental leaders in Latin America
Defending the jungles, mountains, forests and rivers of Latin America has never been this dangerous. Six of the ten most hostile countries for leaders and communities defending the environment and their ancestral lands are located in Latin America, according to UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst’s 2016 report to United Nations. This is why 30 journalists, […]
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Photojournalist at Correo del Caroní has been missing for more than six months
The family chose not to report so far for fear of retaliation or that the investigations would be halted
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Matt Hansen: know the geographer that monitors global deforestation
The Global Forest Change project, developed by Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland, monitors forests using algorithms to distinguish changes in forest cover using satellite images.
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The first check of $ 6 million to protect the Colombian Amazon
The governments of Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom made its first payment to Colombia for having complied with the reduction of deforestation between 2013 and 2014.
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Brazilian chief accuses politician to demand that indigenous going nude
After disagreements, the chief Mapu also said that the former councilor Allison Lima wanted to keep indigenous’ money and appointed him as the author of death threats, but the political denies.
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He makes a profit from removals of families by dams’ works
Infiltrated among riparian that will be withdrawn by the hydroelectric dams in the Amazon, Arlindo buys land that will be flooded to receive compensation.
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Peruvian presidential candidates spur concerns among environmentalists
Peru will have a new president and, until now, the environment has not been one of the fundamental topics of the public debate.
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Konibú death and the crime of the genocide of Funai’s former president
While he was president of Funai, Romero Juca delivered the land of Akuntsu Indians to their tormentors, says sertanista